Dick Gregory, the U.S. comedian and activist who inspired a generation of black stand-up performers, joined Martin Luther King Jr. in the struggle for civil rights and ran for president against Richard Nixon, has died, the Associated Press reported, citing his son. He was 84. Gregory died late Saturday in Washington, D.C., after being hospitalized for about a week with a severe bacterial infection, AP reported his son Christian as saying. Related ArticlesAugust 10, 2017 Glen Campbell said goodbye to his life, career through music August 8, 2017 Country entertainer Glen Campbell dies at 81 August 2, 2017 Judith Jones, editor of Julia Child, dead at 93 July 31, 2017 Award-winning French actress Jeanne Moreau dies at 89 July 31, 2017 Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright, is dead at 73 The comic pioneered a brand of satire that captured the plight of black Americans living through the race riots and social upheavals of the 1960s.
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